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enhttp://wkyufm.org/feeds/term/1161/rss.xmlCan A Liberal Democrat Win A Statewide Election In Kentucky?http://wkyufm.org/post/can-liberal-democrat-win-statewide-election-kentucky
<p></p><p>When they’re running for statewide office, Kentucky Democrats and Republicans usually have something in common: They embrace the state’s coal culture and attack federal regulations of the signature industry.</p><p>But Sellus Wilder, a Democrat running a longshot campaign for U.S. Senate this year, wants his&nbsp;party to stop pandering.</p><p>“We never have honest conversations on the state of the coal industry,” Wilder said.&nbsp;“Environmental regulation has contributed to the decline of the coal industry, but it’s hardly the most important factor.”</p><p>Wilder is running in the&nbsp;crowded seven-person field for the Democratic Senate nomination. The winner will face Sen. Rand Paul in November.</p><p>The man to beat in the primary is Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, who, <a href="http://wkms.org/post/jim-gray-reports-175-million-including-1-million-loan#stream/0" target="_blank">according to his campaign</a>, raised $1.75 million in the first quarter of this year —&nbsp;$1 million of which he loaned to the cause.Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:24:45 +0000Ryland Barton78015 at http://wkyufm.orgCan A Liberal Democrat Win A Statewide Election In Kentucky?Sen. Mitch McConnell Builds Bridges to Tea Partyhttp://wkyufm.org/post/sen-mitch-mcconnell-builds-bridges-tea-party
<p>Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has reached into the upper echelons of the Tea Party movement for a campaign manager to head his bid for re-election in 2014.Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:24:15 +0000Associated Press19101 at http://wkyufm.orgYarmuth Says Several Democrats Could Unseat McConnell in 2014http://wkyufm.org/post/yarmuth-says-several-democrats-could-unseat-mcconnell-2014
<p>One of Kentucky’s two Democratic Congressmen believes his party has a good shot at unseating U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in 2014. So far, many of the state’s top Democrats have announced plans to avoid challenging the Senate Minority Leader. That includes Attorney General Jack Conway, who ran for Senate against Rand Paul in 2010, former state Auditor Crit Luallen and current Auditor Adam Edelen.Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:30:00 +000018037 at http://wkyufm.orgDespite Akin Controversy, McConnell Still Says GOP Chances at Senate Majority Are "50-50"http://wkyufm.org/post/despite-akin-controversy-mcconnell-still-says-gop-chances-senate-majority-are-50-50
<p>A recent controversy over a Missouri Senate candidate’s comments on rape has not diminished U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell’s outlook for November. McConnell is hoping to become majority leader next year. Depending on who wins the presidency, he needs either three of four GOP Senate victories this fall to do so.Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:30:54 +000017981 at http://wkyufm.orgLuallen Says She Won't Run Against McConnellhttp://wkyufm.org/post/luallen-says-she-wont-run-against-mcconnell
<p>Former Auditor Crit Luallen says she will not challenge Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in 2014. Luallen has long been considered to be among the best-situated Democrats to unseat McConnell. She served two terms as auditor and many political observers credit her with raising the office&#39;s profile during her tenure.Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:24:30 +000015786 at http://wkyufm.org